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Song Name: Pralaya Payodhi Jale (Sri Dasavatara Stotra)
Author: Jayadeva Goswami
Book Name: Gita Govinda
Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1)
pralaya-payodhi-jale–in the turbulent waters of devastation; dhṛtavān– holding; asi–You
are; vedam–the Vedas; vihita–done;
vahitra-caritram– acting as a boat; akhedam–easily; keśava–O Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛtamīna-śarīra–You
who have accepted the form of a giant fish; jaya–all
glories to You!; jagat-īśa–O Lord of the
universe!; hare–O Lord Hari!
(2)
kṣitiḥ–the great Mandara Mountain; iha–here; vipulatare–gigantic; tiṣṭhati–rests; tava pṛṣṭhe–upon Your back; dharaṇi-dhāraṇa–holding up the world; kiṇa-cakra–a large circular scar; gariṣṭhe–the
heaviest; keśava–O Lord Keśava,
of fine hair!; dhṛta-kūrma-śarīra–who
have accepted the form of a tortoise; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(3)
vasati–sits; daśana-śikhare–upon
the tip of Your tusk; dharaṇī–the earth; tava–Your; lagnā–sits fixed;
śaśini–of the moon; kalańka-kala–a
faint spot; iva–just like; nimagnā–which
had become immersed (in the Garbhodaka Ocean); keśava–O Lord Keśava,
of fine hair!; dhṛta-śūkararūpa–who
have accepted the form of a boar; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(4)
tava–Your;
kara-kamala-vare–upon the beautiful lotus hands; nakham– the nails; adbhuta-śṛńgam–wonderfully
sharp tips; dalita–ripped apart; hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu–the
body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhṛńgam–the wasp; keśava–O
Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta-narahari-rūpa–who
have accepted the form of half-man, half-lion (nara–man,
hari–lion); jaya jagadīśa hare...
(5)
chalayasi–You deceive; vikramaṇe–by Your massive
steps; balim–King Bali; adbhuta-vāmana–O
wonderful dwarf!; pada-nakha–from the nails of Your
lotus feet; nīra-janita–by the (Ganges) water
that has emanated; jana-pāvana–You deliver all
living beings within this world; keśava–O Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta-vāmana-rūpa–who
have accepted the form of a dwarf-brāhmaṇa;
jaya jagadīśa
hare...
(6)
kṣatriya-rudhira-maye–in the rivers of blood from the bodies of the demoniac
kṣatriyas that You have slain; jagat–the earth; apagatapāpam–the
sins are taken away; snapayasi–You cause to bathe; payasi–in the water; śamita–people
are relieved; bhava-tāpam–from the blazing fire
of material existence; keśava–O Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta-
bhṛgupati-rūpa–who have accepted the form
of Paraśurāma, protector of the sages (bhṛgu–of the sages, pati–the
protector); jaya jagadīśa
hare...
(7)
vitarasi–You
distribute; dikṣu–in all directions; raṇe–in the battle (of Lańkā);
dik-pati–to the presiding deities of the ten
directions; kamanīyam–which was desired by all
of them; daśa-mukha–the tenheaded
demon Rāvaṇa; mauli-balim–as
a great offering; ramaṇīyam– delightful; keśava–O Lord Keśava,
of fine hair!; dhṛta-rāma-śarīra–who
have accepted the form of Rāmacandra; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(8)
vahasi–You
wear; vapuṣi viśade–on
Your brilliant white body; vasanam– garments; jalada-ābham–the color of a fresh blue rain cloud; hala-hati– due to the striking of Your plowshare; bhīti–who feels great fear; milita–
happened; yamunā-bham–the personified river Yamunā appeared; keśava–O
Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta-haladhara-rūpa–who
have accepted the form of Lord Balarāma, the
wielder of the plow (hala–plow, dhara–the
holder); jaya jagadīśa
hare...
(9)
nindasi–You
decry; yajña-vidheḥ–performed by the rules of
Vedic sacrifice; ahaha–oh!; śruti-jātam–according
to the scriptures; sadayahṛdaya–of
compassionate heart; darśita–shown; paśu-ghātam–the slaughtering of poor animals; keśava–O Lord Keśava,
of fine hair!; dhṛtabuddha-śarīra–who
have accepted the form of Lord Buddha; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(10)
mleccha-nivaha–the multitude of wicked barbarian men (at the end of the Kali-yuga); nidhane–for annihilating; kalayasi–You carry; karavālam–a
sword; dhūmaketum iva–appearing
like a comet; kim api–
indescribably; karālam–terrifying; keśava–O Lord Keśava,
of fine hair!; dhṛta-kalki-śarīra–who
have accepted the form of Lord Kalki; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(11)
śrī-jayadeva-kaveḥ–of the poet Jayadeva;
idam–this hymn; uditam–
which has arisen; udāram–which is most exalted; śṛṇu–please hear; sukha-dam–a
bestower of happiness; śubha-dam–a
bestower of auspiciousness; bhava-sāram–and
is the best thing in this dark world; keśava–O
Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta–who
have accepted; daśavidha-rūpa–these ten
different forms of incarnation; jaya jagadīśa hare...
(12)
vedān uddharate–rescuing the Vedas; jaganti vahate–bearing the Mandara Mountain on Your back; bhū-golam
udbibhrate–lifting the earth; daityam
dārayate–tearing apart the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; balim chalayate–tricking the demon king Bali; kṣatra-kṣayam
kurvate–slaying all of the wicked kṣatriyas;
paulastyam jayate–conquering
the son of Pulastya [the rākṣasa
king Rāvaṇa]; halam
kalayate–carrying a plow; kāruṇyam
ātanvate–showing compassion; mlecchān
mūrchayate–killing the degraded low-class men; daśa-ākṛti kṛte–O
You who appears in the forms of these ten incarnations!; kṛṣṇāya–O
Lord Kṛṣṇa!; tubhyam
namaḥ–I offer my obeisances
unto You
UPDATED: June 15, 2009